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G. H. KENYON.

HOP POLE.

No. 286,309. Patented 001;. 9 1883 Int/M7" PATENT OFFICE.

UNITED STATES GEORGE H. KENYON, OF HOMER, NEW YORK.

HOP-PO LE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 286,309, dated October 9, 1883.

Application filed January 29, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. Ken on, of the town of Homer, in the county of Cortland and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hop- Poles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to IO make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon ,which form a part of this specification.

In the growth and product-ion of hops it is I5 found to be most profitable to set two poles to each hill. The poles are required to be of considerable length to meet the capacity of the vines, and to be set deep in the ground to pro v vent being overturned by the wind. The 01:

2o dinary pole quickly decays next to the ground It consists in the use of a single short pole or stake to be firmly set in the earth, and which, by means of suitable attachments above the soil, receives and supports the poles for the vines.

5 In the drawings, Figure 1 is a representation of my improveme11t,with the single pole set in the ground and supporting two poles above the soil. Fig. 2 represents separately the attachment to receive and support the upper poles.

A represents the ground-stake; B B, the upper poles, and E the attachment, consisting of two metallic sockets or clasps, (l 0, connected to a middle clasp, I). The clasp'D is driven upon the upper end of the ground-stake A, and the poles B B are set. into their sockets G C. These clasps I make of sheet-iron, using only two pieces for each serialsct, each piece being bent or pressed so as to form three semiclasps, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. Their corresponding parts are placed together, as shown, and bolted at their points of contact by the bolts-or rivets m.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A hop-pole joint made of two pieces of sheet metal formed into semi-frustunis of a cone, arranged with base and top alternately,

and secured together at the points of contact, as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, with the upper poles, B B, and ground-pole A, of the inverted conical sockets O and intermediate conical socket D, formed of two pieces of sheet metal secured together, as set forth, for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I GEORGE H. KENYON.

Witnesses:

F. L. BOSWORTH, L. P. HoLLEnBncK. 

